Elon Musk, the proprietor of X, has confirmed that posts containing text along with links for further reading will be reduced in visibility on the platform. This issue was initially raised by Paul Graham, a co-founder of Y Combinator, who discovered that posts without links tend to perform better.
Musk advises those who wish to post links to first include basic content in the main post before reposting the same content with the attached link. This method aims to deter lazy linking behavior.
In the past, X has guidelines for posting various content on the platform without attaching external links. This includes posting long-form content for Premium accounts, uploading long videos, and preventing link attachments to avoid slow loading times from external websites or reducing the display of detailed link descriptions.
Source: Mediaite
TLDR: Elon Musk suggests adding descriptive content in posts before adding a link to deter lazy linking behavior.
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